Water Abstraction Licences

Where to find the Water Abstraction Licences data

What is Water Abstraction Licences?

Water can be abstracted (taken) from groundwater, surface water, or tidal water.
An abstraction licence details of what is permitted such as how much water is allowed to be abstracted and at what times.

Water rights trading is the transfer of rights to abstract water from one person to another. It involves the trading of rights only, not the trading of actual water.